do you think i can use this valve on a 55 gal boil kettel? I have no idea who made it. it came on a wine fermenter. it has a black rubber gasket inside but not really any kind of makers mark.
use this valve on boil kettel
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JOHN51277
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If it is close to the heat source, the rubber may deteriorate, but if it is on the inside and covered by wort, It should be ok. Looks like a large valve. Nice find!
That appears to be a butterfly valve. They are typically rather pricey. I would be concerned about damaging the rubber seat exposing it to high temperatures. Protect it from excessive heat and it should work OK, but might be better to use a ball valve and save the butterfly valve for use on something else like a conical fermenter maybe.
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they are large 2" i think. i have 6 of them as well as some other fittings. its tempting to sell them to fund other projects...
If you replace the O-Ring with silicone I think it would be fine. Not sure I'd want a 2" valve on my kettle though...
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i wouldn't have chose 2" but the price was right ....
wyzazz
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More pics? Dimensions? If you want to sell I may be interested in one. Flip a Sanke Keg upside-down add the valve to the bottom with the tri-clover fitting/gasket, then you can have a bottom draining electric kettle/hlt/mlt.
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they are definitely 2"
here is the spread:
filter housing
makers mark on the valve
I'm not terribly convinced i want to sell them, i know i will find a use, so one would have to offer a good price
here is the spread:
filter housing
makers mark on the valve
I'm not terribly convinced i want to sell them, i know i will find a use, so one would have to offer a good price
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wow that's quite a spread! lots of useful stuff there
wyzazz
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Very nice!
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